When I first heard we had decided to sign AJ Feeley, I must admit that I was pretty upset...I just couldn't comprehend the Dolphins pursuing what I thought was a 3rd string QB. Since then, I have thought about it a lot, and have decided that the move is not so much positive because it is AJ Feeley, but that it is positive because of what it means for the future.
AJ Feeley is a risk, there is no doubt about that, but he is much more than a risk, he is a line in the sand. He is a polarizing agent. He is a divider, and that is what makes this a good signing. We will finally know what these Dolphins are made of.
If AJ succeeds, Rick will look like an elite talent evaluator, and the rest of the team will be exposed. Does the defense fold because the QB hasn't kept them off the field long enough? Are our receivers the real problem? Is the OL as bad as we all think, or was it the lack of a potent passing game the problem? If Feeley succeeds, we will finally know what our true weaknesses are.
On the flip side, if Feeley fails, this team will finally be forced to make the tough decisions they have put off for yet another year. Dave will be gone. Rick may be replaced by a proven talent evaluator. The QB will finally be addressed in the draft. In short, if he fails, the changes we all expected at the end of this last season will finally become a reality.
Regardless how Feeley performs, he will finally provide us with some answers...something that Dave has been unable to do every season he has been here...and *that* is a good thing.
AJ Feeley is a risk, there is no doubt about that, but he is much more than a risk, he is a line in the sand. He is a polarizing agent. He is a divider, and that is what makes this a good signing. We will finally know what these Dolphins are made of.
If AJ succeeds, Rick will look like an elite talent evaluator, and the rest of the team will be exposed. Does the defense fold because the QB hasn't kept them off the field long enough? Are our receivers the real problem? Is the OL as bad as we all think, or was it the lack of a potent passing game the problem? If Feeley succeeds, we will finally know what our true weaknesses are.
On the flip side, if Feeley fails, this team will finally be forced to make the tough decisions they have put off for yet another year. Dave will be gone. Rick may be replaced by a proven talent evaluator. The QB will finally be addressed in the draft. In short, if he fails, the changes we all expected at the end of this last season will finally become a reality.
Regardless how Feeley performs, he will finally provide us with some answers...something that Dave has been unable to do every season he has been here...and *that* is a good thing.
